The term organisational development is often used in the corporate sector. Many times it is easy to reject this foreign concept from the point of view of political parties or non-governmental organisations. Yet every organisation needs a structure and processes to support the accomplishment of their goals. Recently, we see how more and more civic movements decided to take a step forward and become an organisation. We can also see how more civic actors decide to enter the political arena. Nevertheless, we see the common mistake of imitating existing structures of old political parties or old traditional NGOs. 

The reality is that traditional structures and processes do not work for every organisation. Only a few organisations are lucky enough to survive organisational imitation and align their values to it. Organisations and processes need to reflect the values and mission of the people working in them. To create a good organisational development framework, each political organisation should think first of their values and then map how those can be translated into processes and hierarchies that satisfy all members. New political organisations need tailored solutions, but must also be aware of best practices to develop their staff, who are often made of graduates or volunteers. Best practices can enable tailored frameworks to better use staff, data and resources. Thus accepting some external processes and structures, while remaining focused on tailored solutions, align with the organisation’s values.